South Korea, US to Begin Exercises Next Week to Bolster Readiness Against North’s Threats
The 11-day drill will include 18,000 South Korean troops and new scenarios tied to drones, cyberattacks and lessons from recent conflicts.
- On Monday, South Korea and the United States announced the Ulchi Freedom Shield military drills for August 17–27, incorporating defenses against drones, GPS disruption, and cyberattacks.
- The exercises follow last Thursday's North Korean ballistic missile launch, as the North continues developing nuclear and missile systems in defiance of United Nations Security Council sanctions.
- U.S. military spokesperson Colonel Ryan Donald said training incorporates "lessons from recent conflicts," citing North Korea's troop deployment to support Russia in Ukraine as altering regional capabilities.
- While the allies maintain the drills are defensive, Pyongyang routinely denounces them as invasion rehearsals, and North Korea has hardened its stance by removing reunification references from its constitution this year.
- About 18,000 South Korean troops will participate in the exercises, said Colonel Jang Do-young of South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, maintaining a scale similar to previous years.
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The annual joint military exercises between the US and South Korea will take place from August 17 to 27 this year. The large-scale exercise will involve around 18,000 troops, a similar number to previous years. The exercises are presented as a defensive exercise against a threat from North Korea, which calls them a provocation. Pyongyang recently conducted another of its missile tests.
The American and South Korean militaries are announcing that they will begin joint military exercises next week. Representatives of the participating militaries warn that North Korea is trying to use the experience gained from the war in Ukraine. Kyiv is asking Seoul not to ignore this and provide Ukraine with the necessary weapons.
US and South Korea Conduct Military Exercises Amid Evolving North Korean Threat
The United States and South Korea will conduct major military drills on the peninsula later this month, incorporating exercises in countering drone attacks, GPS disruption, and cyberattacks, officials have announced. Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) will take place between Aug. 17 and 27, according to a joint statement released on Aug. 10. The exercise also involves 16 other U.N. Command member states. The allies plan to incorporate lessons learned f…
South Korea and US Militaries to Begin Annual UFS Exercise
South Korean and U.S. troops will begin their annual large-scale exercises next week to beef up readiness against North Korean threats, the allies announced, days after North Korea resumed its banned ballistic missile testing activities.
The USA and South Korea will start an 11-day military maneuver next week. At the same time, North Korea has tested a ballistic missile for the first time since June.
South Korea and the United States are scheduled to hold joint military exercises starting next Monday for 11 days.
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